The girls and I made a simple chocolate cake. We used the secret ingredient that I discovered last year; using coffee instead of water! It really brings out the taste of the coco powder.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSifting the ingredients.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>Fresh out of the oven.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>Yum.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nWe had fun playing Carcassonne together. Of course Crystal won! The girls decided they were okay with it because it was her birthday but each promised that they’d be the one to win next time!<\/p>\n\n\n\nFor her birthday present, we gave mom several series of ebooks so that she could get away without leaving the house. Then the girls and I gave her some space to read. All in all, it was a good birthday and we had fun. But we’re definitely going to try to visit those elephants in another year or two!<\/p>\n\n\n\nYesterday we celebrated Crystal’s birthday in full lockdown. We’d been planning to go visit an elephant refuge in distant Mondulkiri province for her birthday but as the COVID-19 situation in country has worsened we had to abandon those plans. Then, when Phnom Penh went into full lockdown, it became clear that we’d need to celebrate… <\/p>\n
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